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1,, 11 s n- fic o f a re s r s h, e Ca ve l l a il 01, rent al 'oot 'bets bf , as 10 '01(i r t," s ca• by 8 A ibf &W ile' s oil . uit for, dg -ecomotPoo of 10; 0 0 0 for s. se. aas ti tb i i met, s1 ip t he bofe y Jo 0 . , h er • I all' 90 TVe il 1 : Na Sons P s' 6 11 s bi Itlemllll'4o IV F ;O rti ' or .o 1 .. s . ~e. • do* ,1" 000 ~ ntn cl Ord 0 1 ' No.„ f iyto 1 1 a at 0$ Num,. ,R 9132 1 CONTRACTS FOR. STRAW. Commissariat Department, Treasury Chambers Sept.,n, 1818. 'SUCH Persons as are desirous of contracting wall the Agent for C omm i ssar i at S upp li es, to f urn i s h tel months, from th e tst Of November next, such tp Straw for filling; Paillasses, as may from time Ginnrn! b e requi re d at the Barracks in the under mentioned ltr:tles, and Islands, mar eceive Particulars of the Con det: aPplying at this Othce between the hours of eleven ,"; to beputy Commissary General Young, at Edirt iuriign; and to the respective Barrack Masters in the Islands of srUer ns i, Y* J ersey, and Alderney, and deliver their Tendert t il v t ,, t hs °lsce• (:narking thereon " Tender fur Straw,") atrtil .;re o'clock on Tuesday, the lath of October. ‘, a r th r "als are to be made separately for :each County in nrit ain, for the %;:hole of the Barracks in North Britain, ley, s e ttqless also for the wh o l e o f those in the three Islands of Guern and Aldur ne: Aldurne:;;;; lint no Proposal Will be n o ti ce d Prie : 11411 " On, or annexe d to, a printed Particular, and the ti es ":! sert ed in words at length ; nor unless a letter be sub ot2gd s uch Pr oposal from a person of known property, en totortn, bec ome boU n d with the party tendering for th e d ue rent "'ice of the Contract ie rs are sent by post,. the postage must be paid. COUNTIES. Isle of Man. Isle of Wight. tert,. Surrey. 1/ 4 4 n od ~ Sussex. Che ster, Tt rarwiCti. Kent. • nor n , tmi„ Wilts. ' Lancast er . tnrojeri bei- q „ and North Britain. .' Middles ex . Y or k . b oriet . Norf o lk. bu t i,,- 113 Noll hampton. Islands of Es sex,. Notiiingliani. Guernsey, Il ants, Somerset. Alderney. 1/44NT, TH om AS'S and GUY'S HOSPITALS. . PtST'LIiX COOPFR anti Mr. TRAVER , S , 4414011%A1 1)...i0 tr ' iwriiitrs on the PRINC:IPLLS f t)Ettti).4‘l"4-%E' of IS"UIti6ERY, on MONDAY, the sth. of ...........,,........._ " ~ . 71)1 1 . 1V / ---'---.----"'----------._(,.,, k 1 -'1 UNION. VIP F AND LIFE INSURANCE. - - ' Vet er r' t ' anti 1 s Respectable xi t ,„ :7 INCll'llOrons lb o I 'lilt '''.l.lNO of MEMBERS of NORWICH' UNION 114h lie, a td rid 1-Ti; INSURANCE SOCIETIES, 'convened by ,hi.ilttii.,, l'erl4eMents, and held at the City of Loodoti Tavern ; "4"14\:. ) ' fa;pf t i tills letd ;1 1):Y t t r : i ° e N T 0 (-:. k(-) l4Mitil ir; . rmE' Et bily::Ef 't 2:l7lllN:l:'ll::lrcEl'tel.Y.tGrall:::;:jtiX:7\ '".Pttrrt elstreet,,, for the purpose of .`411444-lis 13E:,,,,...5my, E sq ., in the Chair : of Illie,e444tt.tetebeint read to the M eeti ng E 'eas ailO,e,;. ' ' tee-14.1'''.kOcli.. '''' I) , John Patteson, s, 4" s : l* M4l ' { Ur that City, one of the Society's Trus- Esq. Alderman of Nor -4,1d hi p . a e 'lIN 4 John Thomas ' Thorp, !F,s q . Alderman 1 * Tli; 4'l re, by 1 . ()L i sle 1, it the -,. niianim ~, •t•ti o v ery 0)4 Als e .. g' ' and , t i e Report now read be ~, for the adopted by this °' the ,itten3l:4t it be printed, with its appendix_ M S ' That.. ets of the Society. • 1 is 1 .p.., , instil - hi desit:.able, an the one hand, to kbM in „ support 14 5 1 , t °- nth e : i. )f "telt extrem e utility as the Norwich Union: .. ePrr ec i ii : 'ler hand,. to take the most effectual measure & 1 114 . g Icli errors as may have crept into it. kttt, e 13e ,in,.fnrtheranee of this object, the present Corn -444 to the. tquestetiti; continne their lab Ours, with power to 4 ( re pisin 4 notnher, in order to consider of the best mode ili.lbctit, Mils tations deeds of settlement and Acts of I'3r :lg 44 eii-:)ditahe legal advice, and adopt measures for call qie No.e.iet'Y O ener a i i t 4 . 1t w:4l, y . ---eetwe:, pursuant to the regulations of l ' ilkrbPrv"sed by Franeis Kemble, Esq., seconded by •t l'sh m P h ' l';s9, at,d resolved unanimously, . . I. l t tv ;t , ,ir• Alderman 'Thorp be added to this Committee. itl(li,f,l4?Pased be John LT • F- • seconded by John 1 , ‘ , ll, ,t s ... ...ansoi .sq., ch, t lk . and rasaved unanimously.. -Itetio ".e cordial thank s of the' CoMmittee and of this t ro Sb e , taros Snell to Prederiok Arnaud Cierk ! Esq., the, Se k)o(l.. ?! fpr Ids 1" ' . . • • 14,,! . ,' of Ij,, 6 --metat!gable exertions in forwarding the la- II;,"('I wi'..7 ; , , °,44 ' i tte, and the benefit of the members of t ‘,. ;it lb' ‘-inion Soe`ietyast laig , .. . ' . . ' ' 144, tag'(''ed 11 John .Patttson; Esq., seconded by J. T. ,i) and resolved unanimously, „ Ni t I4 t , th e . 1 ,, t , ,, tt t o ,, I ile,_. Pa4l9 of ' the Meetingbe given fo 't flf 11. r. unwearied assiduity in attending to thee con tilt * )e In;!itutio 4 t ' 43 Mo t .,a , , • .",' '4, p, - m l'Y Thomas Wilson, Esq. seconded by F. A. 4,..1, 'l'; and resOh.'• I ' - ' ef ill flat th em . -et. unanimously,- e Islo rwi 1 anks,oltllis Meeting be giren to the Directors i .hder ed t c ) thlion,, for the readiness with which they have r" 4 the C 0 ... investigation • tir affai rs : , taao,tee every facility in the (S • dit r y , _ 'fin ed) THOMAS BENSLEY, Chairman. e l. 4tt . '44o'e), ttn, ho b at i ng left the chair, it was taken 'by' Mr. h.„..,,,....0,,• , • „erlq.,: . ll.lcs•of the Nleetin z he given to Thomas teitt,t,ing, 1.(:::'41.4.e Chairman both of the Committee and this 1, 4 , 144 '11 0 i k * Is. inipa.rtial conduct in the Chair, and his at ;lll;4ltded7, 11 1 11 , Or the. arduous business' over which he hhe.,l Il lati on ve ' it•_° ana nitn,i as seconded by Mr. Alderman Thorp, and h at . ' i siy. , 40 tan ' i. 41 tfi e ,, , .ve4, seconded and resolred wit'Prii4l, E:eens:_b4i.";s' nnw-pa'ssed tie published in the usual 'l', and Pro.vincial Papet : s; • . . Pt() to ux, • • ,tlitht4lblLltje BaiI ".rjERACT the wany attempts t.l'at "At -"'tin' lOacie to itopnse ott the , unwary i, ;Id 14.A'ar't'4,,Ii;:,(l of the Gennitte Bliteliing, .PrP.nrent,lhic)l3) itil11141:;(t'ISs, 97,r f i ll , : ri Yi,linite a.tior.,tr,d a , 7isw)•ileatsl),e,ur)sl ly placed a spurm i ns , I,i3l':l?' .ifrlti,th''t trtey trust Itt''al;tt.noi:it I to t his, and .6.1 el 1,11),„'R"ro,',„0""e tYpe,•Which is unlike' itit letter-Pt"S' w'' ..t".e;41,14•1 r ' at Quce to detect the imposition. ,- t itll 1, 1 4.1 s at ntade . I.nd sold WholeNale "Y its ),, T.l or,„ , fn . . ~,,.. tg Holborn, and, , . per , r 'IN' !'4l C4' 1::(i.44:, v : ci, .1-1• h:e'g re t ai led 4.1 •atitn,,,i rnt,,, nonksvilers,..lrontoon!,s ..-. by the !., §.itad '''''s, cis; t) tia Ut it &km dm, In bot tles ki SATURDAY, SEPTEMI3ER 26, 1818. VIC .7 7.72 11, L NG- OFFICE; Sept. 4, 1818. -THE COMMISSIONERSfor VICTUALLING His .314)ESTY'S 21 7 ,1VY do hereby give Notice, That on Tuesday, the 29th Instant, they will be ready to eceive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the Supply of what RUM may be demanded for the use of his Ma jesty's Ships and Vessels at Londonderry and Loughswilly, for Twelve Months certain from the 22d October next, and further until Six Months' warning shall be given for the ter mination of the CoNtroct. The Conditiqns of which may be seen at the Secretary's Office, at this Office; or by applying to the Collector of his Majesty's n as at Londonderry. • No regard will be had to any Tender in -which the Price shall not be inserted in Words at length, or that shall not be delivered to the Board before One o'Clock on the said Tueiday, the 291 h Instant ; nor unless the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, attends - to answer when called for. Each Tender must also be accon.nankd by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons engo gins to become bound with the Purty tendering, in the penal Sunt o/ 5001. for the due per formance o . 1 the Contract. FURLICATIONS. • LAWRENCE ON THE ELdIN M€RBLES. THE Subscribers to the above Work rare re• spectfully informed that it is now ready for delivery and they are molested to send fur their Copies to.I PORTIO.I 81,Pall Mall, who is authorized to receive their Subscry tion.—Tbe Price to Non-Subscribers is Three Guineas. rrHEQUARTERLY REVIEW, No XXXVII wasphlished TUN DAY. • • Pri . nted for Jot' N NIuRRAY, ,Albeyiarly-street. MR. MITFORD'S HISTOWY. OF GREECE. . (Continued.) This Day were p.ll,lislied, In Quarto, price 21. 2s. in hoards, THE FIFTH VOLUME o 1 the lITSTORy of GREECE; comprehending the e.416) . e.., Reign of Alandertbe Great. By WILLIAM MITFORD, Esq. Printed for 'l'. Candi and W. Davies, Strand. 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Illustrated by Seventy-two Plates, representing One Hun; dred and .Eiglity-three Figures of Dogs, Beasts of the Forest, Land Birds' - of Sport," Water FOwl, Fish, &c.; principally from Drawings by Reinagle, and en7raved by Scott. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Kees , Orme, and Brown, and Cadell and Davie:s, LOndon. ! , WIDOW , wEix - frz, --- e --- .Em ALE PTLLS: — . MEDICINE which has_stood the test tor a long series of years, and is well known for its peculiar etlicticy in removing the Green Sickn ess , An d ot h er Obstruc tions attendant on the female Sex. The cases, proving that the afilicted, who hale hitharto resorted to the use of it, hive uniformly been relieved in the most sovereign manner, are voluminous, and specified iii t the hills of directions. To guard the public against imposition, the name of C. Kearsley is engraved on the stamp, by the special permission of the Commissioners of Stampsovithout which they are not warranted to he genuine. PrePared by 61rs.•Kearstey alone, from the Original and Genuine Recipe, and sold, wholesale and retail by Harpr, BoAs'ellet, 41i,Fleet-slreet ; Bar'clay and Sons, Fleet-market ; Newbety. and• Sons, St. Paul's ,Church-card; Sutton and Cu. BoWChUrcli-yrd; Butler and sons, Cheapside ; Sanger. 150, Oxford-street, opposite Bond-street; Evans and. Semi, Long lane, Smithfield ; andJohnstone, Greek-street, Soho. Madam,:—Havinglor , Many months been• afflicted with a violent pain in my side, with dithcalt y Of breathing., and me dical advice having failed, I was induced to try your excel lent Pills, from Ifoirnd immediate relief, and have eolitinttiA perfectly well ever since. 13elicyc me, dear Madam, your's truly, Rew Green, April Price 4s. / 1 :01 -31'7 b . ox, stamp included. 92d9., M. E. E. ------------ , COURSE OF EXCHANGE, FRI DAY, SEPT. 25. Amsterdam ' • .i 37 GR. 2 Us. Ditto, at Sight Alifstetdani • II 10' C. F. Ditto, at Sight Rot terdain I I 11 2 Us. 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Extreme cold does not seem to belong •to•us ; • bnt we have some very severe paroxysms of it-when the wind. sets-in froth the north-west, the. thermometer falling tapidly to seven or eight degrees below Zero ; but when it shifts to any other quarter mild weather re turns, and we have clear sunshine, with the ther- . nronreter• frequently above fifty degrees in the shade. Good roads, however, and good houses, are as yet wanting to render the winters of this country pleasant.,•—f'. " We are now feasting on wild turkeys, We hare not sat down to dinner for the 14st month, believe, without a fine roast tut key. They weigh about 12 pounds : and are sold five for a dollar. Some weigh 25 pounds. 1 have heard of 30." P. 41. We hope to hear further accounts of Mr. h heck', Procce4i ng ,.. • , „ , . Avg,,,Alit,o-., . „. , t. A .. ...: A ._._ 4,5, 2, -, ~.--• ...... : , :,!:', • '''' ~ , .. , . U-N.,• :::,? • •"•' . ,!, -",-.-!' , ..., ' ' , j .,: e l e,e , hill j ': l3 l(L',\\ C.,4c1-1.0-': EWERS .FRONT ILLINOIS. By MnnKTs BIRFCBECK, A thor of " Notes on a Journey through America," &c. 810. This interesting little volume is a continuation of Mr. BlnKsEcic's Account of his New Settle ment in America, with which most of our Readers are doubtless familiar. To those, however, who have not seen his former Work, it may be neces sary to state, by way of explanation, that the Author, who was a considerable farmer in Sur rey, and who had suffered, in common with others of his profession, vet y heavy - losses, through the change of times consequent on the peace, de.; cided on emigrating to America with his family; and in the spring of 1817, embatked from Eng land, and landed at Norfolk in Virginia. From this place be proceeded through Richmond, Washington, &c. to Pittsburg, and thence clown the Banks of the Ohio River for about 1200 miles, in search of a desirable place of settlement. At length he fixed on a beautiful spot of rich Prairie, tlaf oral meadow, in the south-east district of time Illinois territory, between the Big and Little Wabash Rivers, where be purchased a track of 1440 acres, at the Government price of two dol lars per acre, one•fourth of the purchase-money being . advanced,- and the rest payable by instal ments in five years. When he had thus establish ed himself as a resident proprietor, and had be gun to take the necessary steps towards enclosing and cultivating his estate, he put forth his first volume, to inform his friends and the public of the result of his enterprise, and of his prospects of success. The natural consequence of the publication of this volume, was a great desire in those who were dissatisfied, from whatever motive, with their own co►►ntry, to participate in the advantages' which Mr. Birkbeck so sanguinely described as presenting themselves to him ; and as his accounts were very general, and he had professed himself willing to give any 'further information in his power to such as might be disposed to follow him, he soon received numerous letters of in riniry from various parts, both of England and America. As many of these letters had reference to the same objects, it seemed the shortest, and most satisfactory way of proceeding, to publish' such of the answers which he had written as seemed to contain . the fulkst information, toge ther %vitt) some private letters which had been sent to his friends in England. Such is.the sub- stance of the volime before us. - It is Written in the same simple, unaffected, plain, business-like style as the former volume, and displays through out the intelligence, good sense, and strength of :character which distinguish the man. We could have wished ro see one omission. His remarks on religion partake of a degree of indifference and irreverence, to say the least, which serve to give us no very favourable idea of lie spiritual advantages to he expected in the Back wood Settlement of English Prairie. In other respects the book is exceedingly interesting. We shall conclude this brief notice of it by a few ex tracts, referring our readers to the work itself for particelars and calculations of - expences and pro fits, which are given very minutely : I am so well satisfied with the election we ave made that I have not for a moment felt a disposition to recede ; and much as I should la ment that our English friends should stop short of us, some amends even for that would be made by the higher order of settlers, whom similar motives bring constantly into our very track.— Society we shall not want I believe : and with the fear of that want every other fear has vanished. The comforts and luxuries of life tve shall obtain . with ease and in abundance—pomp and state will follow but too quickly."—P. 3. " As to the annual profits here, I am not yet prepared with data•for a very particular state ment. But omitting the annual income, aboirt which I know enough to feel no anxiety, let : us consider that at the end of fourteen years, when we may suppose the lease of the most favoured English farmer to terminate, a stock of various kinds, of great value, will be accumulated by the proprietor here; the worth of his estate, in the regular course of improvement, will be increased to the amount of 6 or 8,0001. and no renewal wanted ; also that the capital required by the English farmer of such an estate is at least double to that reqnired by the Illinois Proprietor at the outset of the undertaking."—P. 5. " As to the comforts anti accommodations of life, we have'onr books, our music, our agreeable and kind neighbours, good food 'and clouting; -- and before two years are ended, we expect to have as good and well furnished , a house as that we left. It is astonishing how small are the privations we are subject to. I counted the cost before-hand, but over-reckoned it ; and we are of course the better satisfied."—P. 27. t *_'ii 4 lc;'f . . 5.' , ...:„, , , :. , 1 , 5 ,...cC1 1- .. ,__ ' -- , ,A . IL' \ o•. '' r '' s -- ''c ; -'".. tl - , ..,...„~.. •,‘.. , - _ - -1, v ,•:-.- s __ ....,, - # •-•!e N ' 6r) 41.?:"(),--)Pil [PRICE SEVENPENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. FOR THE SUN. MR. EDITOIt,—SCRUTATOR having, at consi derable length, scattered his abuse with unspar ing hands, and urged the condemnation of Legis lative Enactments by hold and indiscriminate assertions, which he calls averments, it be comes essential to inquire into the truth of his statements and positions ; for if these are mis represented, or unsupported by facts and instance's; the most artful ekertion of hiS understanding, in argument, on his own premises, will afford'no Con viction to his Readers. Upon a consideration of his whole Letter, it is clear that the Public are entitled to expect an an swer, both on account of the weight and import.; ance of Ills objections, and the manifold evils re- suiting, if the objections are valid ; but it is ex traordinary that he does not adduce a single in* stance of fraud, injustice, or imposition to support his arguments, and unless - the admission of them . is due to his veracity' alone, there is no conclu sion to be drawn from his statements. If any of the Creditors for whom Scrutator so warmly contends, will narrowly consider and ex - - amine the provisions of the Insolvent Acts, :hey will find the care of Parliament has been directed tiv check and prevent theevils resulting from incautious credit, and ill-timed or misplaced confidence and experience spews that those evils, instead of daily increasing, are considerably deereasin t .f. lf a Debtor effects the disposal of. property before he is committed to prison, and it is proved Olat he has done so with a fraudulent contemplation, he is specially excluded from relief under the Act, instead of obtaining his discharge with 0 at faci lity of which Scrutator complains. to` iliew that the Act of Parliament does effect (be real ends of imprisonment for debt, it is fit ascertain what those ends are. The ends of imprisonment for debt are the restitution of pre sent means, and the pledge of future acquisitions, to discharge all just claims and demands. The principle of the Act is, Cede, et de cede. Impri-' sonmeht for debt is not intended to punish, unless the debt be accompanied with circumstances of fraud—but in every case of fraud clegrly made out, the Court has :power to punish by remand ingthe Debtor to custody. Fraud, extravagance, wilful imprisonment, collusive arrest, fictitious detainers, dishonest. machinations, swindling ar tifices, false pretences, impositions, misrepresen lions, undue : preference, breach of trust, em bezzlement, profligacy, deception, malicious con duct, and culpable collusion, or any species of gross injuvice, will furnish grounds of exception to the Debtor's diScharge; and td spew that the Legislature contemplated the protection of, trade and credit, and a 'provision to punish every', description of unjust conduct, it is observable, that (55th Sect.) "in case it shall appear to the, satisfaction of the Court, that any debt was con tracted by a prisoner, under any fraudulent cir cumstances no t specially provided f or by th e A ct , it shall be lawful .for the Court to except such debt from the discharge ;" and the visitation of such offences as -have been enumerated is five years' imprisonment. To persons coining under any description of fraud or misconduct, imprisonment for debt does therefore operate in terrorem, and the certainty of punishment must essentialy produce the preven. !ton of fraud and injustice. • It is admitted that the Act for the relief of Debtors has had every considerable operation on Trade and Commerce, and it was contemplat ed by the Legislature ; but it has been a whole some arid beneficial operation. ft has tended to diminish that' injudicious credit which placed per‘ sons in .a situation to experience many of the evils of which Scrutator complains, and which are not' likely, to recur to the•aame extent, for it is mani fest.that during the execution of the Act the losses sustained . from incautious Credit were far , more considerable in the two first years of its ad. ministration than have resulted, during the other three: There are defects in all huMan regulations, and we have . no right to conclude that a syste m whiCh - haS received iMportant correetiOns 'is in capable of being still more improved. Otir Bank rupt Lawi' have adinitted of continual" amend ments and additions, and it is reasonable to hope, that the Insolvent Act will receive improrernents and alterations which • will render it superior to objections. ; . . The Only consistent way of forming a Civil Code; is by gradually 'eonsiructing the Law 'as the facts arise which it is to regulate. And eVer'y in.. • vestigation properly 'conducted, or destined •to discover hractical• , impi•o!gments, or the :curezmof imperfections in any sygicm,•will always receive theqrttention of jurlielonsitnd liberal minds. But let us not hastily renounce the exercise of our owo ' understanding and ji s urgernent, nor yield our daily experience to the decisions of individuals, how ever much we ntiy respect their names or autbo- • rity. We are not to be fettered by the preju dices, nor to decide according to the not ions, ‘s (ilex others - may: have embraced, merely breatise ttity have embraCed them. But we have a right to exercise that judgment with which Providence has favoured us, and which may enable us to form a just conclusion on the broad basis of cx.. perience and truth - . Teaapte, Sept. 24, 1816, W. L:.